Amara Lakhous in dialogue with Loredana Polezzi

21 July 2022, 20:45-22:00 (Swiss time, GMT+2)

In this interview, conducted by scholar Loredana Polezzi, author Amara Lakhous will discuss how his linguistic and cultural plurality is reflected in his narrative works, with a special focus on his experiences with self-translation in the novel Scontro di civilità per un ascensore a Piazza Vittorio (Clash of Civilizations over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio, Edizioni e/o, 2006), originally written in Arabic.

The event was held online via Zoom.

A streaming of the event is now accessible on our YouTube channel.